Soda-fountain.



1%. 887,969. PATENTED MAY 19, 1908. w. A; SEXTON.

SODA FOUNTAIN. APPLICATION FILED APR.29,1907.

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No. 887,969. I .PATENTED MA-Yl9, 1908.

. W. A. SEXTO-N.

SODA FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED APE.29,190'I.

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T 0 all wlzcmit may concern: Be it known that I, WiLLIAM A. SEX'roN, a citizenof theUnited States, residing at the citv of St. Louis, State ol- Missouri, have ina stain new and useful Improvo- To;hid tnrntains, of which the folspecification, reference being had con ianyi'ng drawings, forming part catiolnin which a perspective view of my new so in Noni-sin; Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of the cans and Cells, on the line 2-2, Fig. l, the cabinet or not being shown Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the cans and coils,

thecabilnet'or casing'not being shown and Fig. 4 isasectlonal. view. on the line et4,

This invention -relates to a new and useful improvement in. soda fountains, the object bc-. in broadly to provide a combined ice-cream ca inet and soda fountain, wherein the sodawater i s'coolcd by the ice used to preserve the ice-cream. V

With this object in view, my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts, all as will hereinafter be described and after wards pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, wherein. like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates a cabinet provided with compartments 2, 3, and 4, and with the air-space 5 around its sides and preferably lined with tar-paper or tin, making the cabinet a good refrigerator.

E and F indicate large metal cans arranged in the compartments 2 and 4, respectively, said cans resting on raised platforms 2 and 4 in said compartments 2 and 4, respectively, whereby an air-space is left therebeneath. The said cans E and F are received and held in. position by the ribs or flanges P- and O on said platforms 2' and 4, respectively. The cans E and F occupy the greater part ofthe space in said compartments 2 and 4 and extend close up to the top thereof, 0 and D indicating separate cylindrical portions of metal fitting around the tops of said cans E and. F and extending up to the top of the cabinet 1, so as to prevent the ice hereinafter mentioned gettin into said compartments 2 and 4. A and indicate covers for said cans and for the openings in the top of the cabinet 1 over said compartments 2 and 4..

E and F indicate, see Flg. 2, What may be called ice-cream cans adapted to receive and Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 29,1907. Serial No. 370,872.

Patented May 19, 1908.

hold the ice-cream, the cans E and F being, smaller than, and received in,'sa1d cans E.

and F and resting on the raisedplatforms e The ice, being packed directly or immediately against the inner can or ice cream receptacle, will also, should the ice cream in said can orroceptacle become soft or melted from any cause, again freeze the ice cream, which would not occur if the ice were not packed directly against the ice-cream can.

i. indicates a pipe leading from some source ol soda-water supply not shown and entering the can l n or its bottom beneath the latform f, where it is formed into the coi L, said pipe OK'lllOtttl tubing then passing through an opening in said can 1* to the outside thereof, where it is coiled several times around said can F, as indicated by the letter L. The outer end of the pipe of coil L might now be connected with the soda-draft Y, but I prefor, for more extended cooling purposes, to

connect the outer end of pipe of coil L by means of the connecting-pipe M with the coils N and N in and around can E, the coils N and N being of the same construction and communicating together in like manner as the coils L and L, the outer end of the pipe of the cabinet 1 whcfe connection is made through the coupling T with the soda-draft Y. This practically continuous coil of tubwater. coil, the soda-water therein being cooled by the ice within the cans E and F, as is obvious, the necessary power for forcing the sod a-Water through said coil or coils being supplied by the soda-carbonators.

J indicates a pipe leading to some suitable source of drinking-water supply, the ipe J being coiled around said can F, as at 12, and then extending to the top of thecabinet 1 where connection is made throu h the coupling U with the cold-water draft E, the water in the pipe J and coil K beingIalso cooled by the ice in the can F.

the bottoms ofsaid cans E and F through andfin the bottoms of said cans E and F, re

ing just described is what 1 term the soda-- o and s indicate drain pipes leading from the soda-water, hereinafter described.

or tubing of coil N ezctehding up to the top compartments 2 and 4, respectively, into pan S in compartment 3, from which the water is drained to the exterior through the drain pipe V, the compartment 3 serving also as a cooling chamber for bottles of other liquids, etc.

By the construction above described, it is seen that one supply of ice surrounding the ice-cream cans not only serves to preserve the ice-cream therein, butalso serves to cool the soda-Water and plain Water used at the fountain, thus materially reducing the expense of supplying ice. It will also be seen that one cabinet serves both for an ice-cream chest and a soda fountain, including'watercoolers, thus not only takin u less room in a store, but doing away with t 1e expense of separate ice cream chest, soda fountain, watercooler, and'ice-box for other goods, and at the same time, the -water,'passing through a coil and not coming into contact With the ice, will not take up foreign particles from the ice or have the taste of ammonia. It will further be seen that the cabinet and cooling apparatus is easily assembled and repaired, should any repairs become necessary. It is also obvious that WhileI have shown and described a cabinet having but three com artments and two cans with the vcooling coi s there-around, either more or less compartments and cans and cooling coils could be used Without departing from the nature and spirit of my invention.-

Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I

1. In a soda fountain, the combination with a can adapted to receive a receptacle for ice-cream and ice therearound, of a coil of metal tubing arranged in the bottom of said can, a platform provided with drain 0penings within said can over said coil, a drain pipe leading from said can to the exterior, a second coil of metal tubing around the outside of said can and communicating with said first-mentioned coil, and a draft connected to said metal tubing; substantially as described.

2. In a sodafountain, a metal can, a coil of metal tubing arranged insidesaid can and leading to a source of soda-water supply, a platform providedw'ith drain openings within said can and over said coil, a second coil of metal tubing around the outside of said can and communicating With said firstnamed coil, a soda-draft connected to said second-namedcoil, and a rece tacle adapted to receive ice-cream arran e' in said hrstnamed can, a space being 1e t around said receptaclefor receiving ice or other cooling material; substantially as described.

In testimony'whereof; I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM A. SEX'ION.

Witnesses:

EDGAR W. JAooBs, JAMEs L. SECOR. 

